Tag: Hans Vodder

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Author
Douglas Axe

Date
February 11, 2019

Categories
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __k-review, discrete combinatorial objects, environmental conditions, fireflies, geckos, Hans Vodder, Howard Van Till, insects, intelligent design, lungs, mice, orcas, origami, statues, theistic evolution, Undeniable (book)}

Of Statues and Sponges — Progress in My Conversation with a Theistic Evolutionist

_{Douglas Axe
February 11, 2019

Intelligent Design

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Only by sheer coincidence would blind factors produce such remarkable things, and coincidence is never that lucky. Read More ›

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Author
Douglas Axe

Date
January 14, 2019

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __k-review, Darwinian theory, debate, discrete combinatorial objects, Douglas Axe, evolution, Hans Vodder, improbable, intelligent design, No Free Lunch, scientists, theistic evolution, Undeniable (book), William A. Dembski}

Keeping the Debate Over Undeniable on Track

_{Douglas Axe
January 14, 2019

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design

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Hans Vodder is a friend with whom I’ve been enjoying an unfolding discussion for well over a year. Read More ›

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Author
Douglas Axe

Date
December 12, 2018

Categories
Intelligent Design
Mathematics
Tagged
, __k-review, assumptions, chance, Darwinism, deduction, discrete combinatorial objects, evolution, Hans Vodder, Howard Van Till, intelligent design, Michael Behe, organisms, probability, theistic evolution, Undeniable (book)}

Why the Conclusion that Life Is Designed Really Is Inescapable

_{Douglas Axe
December 12, 2018

Intelligent Design, Mathematics

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For theists to eschew the claim that life is designed is puzzling, because nothing seems to force them to adopt that counterintuitive stance. Read More ›

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Author
Douglas Axe

Date
September 21, 2018

Categories
Evolution
Tagged
, __k-review, calculations, computer, Darwinian evolution, dolphin, dragonfly, Hans Vodder, Howard J. Van Till, Human, improbability, intelligent design, monkey, natural causes, natural law, organisms, sculpture, statisticians, theistic evolution, Undeniable (book)}

Evolution by Blind Guidance Is Really Just Unguided Evolution

_{Douglas Axe
September 21, 2018

Evolution

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As a theistic evolutionist, Hans Vodder thinks God may well have used Darwinian evolution to create the full diversity of life. Read More ›

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Author
Douglas Axe

Date
June 22, 2018

Categories
Biology
Faith & Science
Genetics
Tagged
, __k-review, bacteria, biogeography, Charles Darwin, common descent, cosmic rays, Darwinism, de novo creation, Douglas Axe, earth, Hans Vodder, intelligent design, Michelangelo’s David, miracles, natural, natural selection, On the Origin of Species, paleontology, theistic evolution, Tree of Life, Undeniable (book), unnatural, wind}

Two Views of Evolution, and Why They Don’t Mix

_{Douglas Axe
June 22, 2018

Biology, Faith & Science, Genetics

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If he chose to, could God use a sandstorm to turn a block of marble into a representation of the human form that would put Michelangelo’s David to shame? Read More ›

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Author
Douglas Axe

Date
May 2, 2018

Categories
Biochemistry
Intelligent Design
Mathematics
Tagged
, __k-review, Alvin Plantinga, calculations, cellular metabolism, coincidence, Darwinian theory, DNA, enzymes, evolutionary biology, functional coherence, Hans Vodder, hummingbird, intelligent design, mutations, natural selection, organisms, probability, reaction networks, Undeniable (book), Where the Conflict Really Lies}

Undeniable Intuitions and Unbelievable Coincidences

_{Douglas Axe
May 2, 2018

Biochemistry, Intelligent Design, Mathematics

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Any appeal to accidental processes to accomplish an unbelievable coincidence is really just an appeal to unbelievable coincidence. Read More ›

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Author
Douglas Axe

Date
March 6, 2018

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Mathematics
Tagged
, __k-review, accuracy, adjustable wrench, Darwinism, Del Ratzsch, design intuition, evolutionary biology, functional coherence, Hans Vodder, intuition, Neil deGrasse Tyson, organisms, probability, theistic evolution, Undeniable (book)}

Why Certainty Doesn’t Always Require Accuracy — A $5 Lesson in Probability

_{Douglas Axe
March 6, 2018

Evolution, Intelligent Design, Mathematics

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As our dialogue continues, I think I’m starting to understand your position more clearly. Read More ›

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Author
Douglas Axe

Date
December 18, 2017

Categories
Evolution
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __nedited, calculator, coincidences, counterflow, Del Ratzsch, design intuition, dragonfly, functional coherence, Hans Vodder, hummingbird, intelligent design, Mars rover, monkey, natural processes, Neo-Darwinism, Peter Van Inwagen, probabilities, probability, Star Trek, theistic evolution, Undeniable (book)}

The Calculation-Free Design Intuition and the Calculations That Validate It

_{Douglas Axe
December 18, 2017

Evolution, Faith & Science, Intelligent Design

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From childhood, we all naturally ascribe things like spiders and hummingbirds to a “God-like designer.” But are we right to do this? Read More ›

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Author
Douglas Axe

Date
November 17, 2017

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Technology
Tagged
, __k-review, alphabet soup, dandelions, design intuition, dragonflies, Elliott Sober, eyes, functional coherence, glaciers, Hans Vodder, intelligent design, Mars, Mount Rushmore, mountains, Oklo reaction, probability, theistic evolution, Undeniable (book)}

Challenge to a Critic of the Design Intuition: How Do You Explain Your Own Use of It?

_{Douglas Axe
November 17, 2017

Evolution, Intelligent Design, Technology

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Previously, I questioned a theistic evolutionist's claim that we can’t rule out chance as an explanation for something unless the probability of chance working can be calculated accurately. Read More ›

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Author
Douglas Axe

Date
October 2, 2017

Categories
Evolution
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __edited, calculator, Hans Vodder, intelligent design, John Maynard Smith, Mars rover, Oklo reaction, probability, theistic evolution, Undeniable (book), Universal Design Intuition, William A. Dembski}

You Don’t Need a Calculator to Know Some Things Just Can’t Happen

_{Douglas Axe
October 2, 2017

Evolution, Faith & Science, Intelligent Design

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This is the seventh part of my ongoing conversation about Undeniable with theistic evolutionist Hans Vodder. Read More ›